READING AS A DAILY PRACTICE
As a Catholic school educator, it is your privilege and responsibility to curate your classroom library with a passion for academic learning, spiritual growth, and dedication to child development. By making available and teaching texts that are age- and theme-appropriate for your students, you will help them become engaged and capable readers. Consider these best practices. ESTABLISH READING TIME BLOCKS Create a space where reading is the priority. Set aside other classroom responsibilities and remove distractions. Establish a specific timeframe just for reading that will help students focus on the content and objectives. SHARE LEARNING GOALS Verify that your students understand learning expectations and targeted takeaways from reading. If students anticipate a reflection after the reading session, they will focus more to ensure they can participate with their classmates. STAY ON TRACK While questions are always encouraged, keep the class working through the text and towards the achievable principles. PROMOTE READING AS A DAILY ACTIVITY Reading as a daily activity contributes to healthier behaviors, stronger emotional development, and vigorous survival skills. As we encourage reading in the classroom as a positive shared experience, students will bring this excitement home to their families. As a result, the positive outcomes from reading will spread.
“The read-aloud is a must do, want to do, should do, get to do, have to do, and essential in building
students’ language comprehension across elementary and secondary classrooms.”
– DR. MOLLY NESS
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